Eroica
Jan 04 1958
•1h 20m
•Comedy, Drama
Tells two tales set during WWII: A seemingly feckless and selfish man finally takes up arms in the national struggle against the Nazis. Set in a POW camp, Polish inmates cling to their hopes for an eventual escape, encouraged by the legendary escape of one of their own.
Cast
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Edward Dziewoński
Dzidziuś Górkiewicz (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
Józef Nowak
Lt. Kurzawa (segment "Ostinato Lugubre")
Barbara Połomska
Zosia (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
Ignacy Machowski
Major (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
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